First things first, to get a better understanding of the Michelin star selection process, here’s a quick guide:

Three Stars: exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey

Two Stars: excellent cooking, worth a detour

One Star: high quality cooking, worth a stop!

The moment we’ve all been anticipating for is here and the following 22 restaurants have been awarded with One Star:

– Alma

– The Kitchen at Bacchanalia

– Béni

– Candlenut

– Corner House

– Crystal jade golden palace

– Cut

– Forest

– Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle

– Hong Kong soya sauce chicken rice & noodle

– Jaan

– Lei Garden

– Osia

– Putien (Kitchener road)

– Rhubarb

– Shinji (Beach Road)

– Shinji (Tanglin Road)

– Summer Pavillion

– Sushi Ichi

– Terra

– The Song of India

– Waku Ghin

Very interestingly, the One Star selection included street food for the first time ever, with Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle and Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle joining the ranks.

Crowned with Two Stars are the following six establishments:

– André

– L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon

– Odette

– Shisen Hanten

– Shoukouwa

– Les Amis

Last but not least, the newly crowned ThreeMichelin Star restaurant was none other than Joël Robuchon Restaurant, offering refined, contemporary French cuisine in a majestic art deco-inspired dining room.

For the full MICHELIN guide Singapore 2016 selection, visit guide.michelin.sg or through Michelin’s upcoming app for Apple and Android phones. The MICHELIN guide Singapore is also available in print versions at bookstores islandwide.